Sir Harold Lydford | |
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Lydford in 1948 | |
Born | (1898-05-07)7 May 1898 Brixton, London, England |
Died | 20 September 1979(1979-09-20) (aged 81) Oxfordshire, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army (1916–18) Royal Air Force (1918–56) |
Years of service | 1916–56 |
Rank | Air Marshal |
Commands | Home Command (1952–56) No. 18 Group (1950–52) RAF Regiment (1948–50) British Forces Aden (1945–48) No. 28 Group (1944–45) |
Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Air Force Cross Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Air Marshal Sir Harold Thomas Lydford, KBE, CB, AFC (7 May 1898 – 20 September 1979) was a First World War pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and the post-war decade.
RAF career
Lydford was commissioned into the Special Reserve of the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. He transferred to the Royal Air Force after the war and served as a pilot with No. 208 Squadron in Constantinople. He served in the Second World War as Deputy Director of Organisation and Director of Organisation at the Air Ministry before being appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 28 Group in 1944 and Air Officer Commanding British Forces Aden in March 1945.
After the War he served as Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment, Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Home Command before retiring in 1956. In retirement he became a Director of Electro Mechanisms Limited and Chairman of the Royal Air Forces Association.
References
- ^ Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Marshal Sir Harold Lydford
- In Brief Flight International, 28 September 1961
- In Brief Flight International, 6 June 1958
Military offices | ||
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Preceded byJohn Quinnell | Air Officer Commanding No. 28 Group 1944–1945 |
Succeeded byAndrew MacGregor |
Preceded byFrank McNamara | Air Officer Commanding British Forces Aden 1945–1948 |
Succeeded byAlick Stevens |
Preceded byAlfred Robinson | Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment 1948–1950 |
Succeeded byStephen Strafford |
Preceded byDavid Carnegie | Air Officer Commanding No. 18 Group 1950–1952 |
Succeeded byRobert Ragg |
Preceded bySir Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Home Command 1952–1956 |
Succeeded bySir Douglas Macfadyen |
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